Form 8.3 - SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

LONDON--()--

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:  

Barclays PLC.

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

   
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

 

SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:    
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

 

25 Sept 2018

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

 

YES LONMIN PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:       Ordinary NPV            
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 817,268 0.04% 4,181,507 0.18%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
214,864 0.01% 12,829,993 0.57%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 1,623,000 0.07% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 2,655,132 0.12% 17,011,500 0.75%
 
Class of relevant security:   Convertible Bond XS1689727920      
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 5,400,000 1.20% 0 0.00%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 5,400,000 1.20% 0 0.00%
0

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit  
security   securities  
ADR Purchase 430 2.6000 USD
ADR Purchase 800 2.5300 USD
ADR Purchase 857 2.5000 USD
ADR Purchase 1,300 2.5807 USD
ADR Purchase 2,100 2.5890 USD
ADR Purchase 3,200 2.5587 USD
ADR Purchase 3,352 2.5719 USD
ADR Purchase 4,400 2.5389 USD
ADR Purchase 5,140 2.5713 USD
ADR Purchase 6,400 2.5901 USD
ADR Purchase 9,900 2.5286 USD
ADR Purchase 14,857 2.5732 USD
ADR Purchase 19,555 2.5674 USD
ADR Purchase 24,304 2.5593 USD
ADR Purchase 106,933 2.5769 USD
ADR Purchase 118,800 2.5079 USD
ADR Purchase 315,000 2.5062 USD
ADR Sale 100 2.5700 USD
ADR Sale 600 2.5100 USD
ADR Sale 740 2.5054 USD
ADR Sale 800 2.5300 USD
ADR Sale 1,100 2.5690 USD
ADR Sale 1,926 2.5192 USD
ADR Sale 2,623 2.5082 USD
ADR Sale 3,000 2.5870 USD
ADR Sale 3,200 2.5587 USD
ADR Sale 4,300 2.5488 USD
ADR Sale 4,500 2.5175 USD
ADR Sale 9,809 2.5086 USD
ADR Sale 10,000 2.5245 USD
ADR Sale 10,395 2.5775 USD
ADR Sale 16,774 2.5093 USD
ADR Sale 40,301 2.5743 USD
ADR Sale 52,037 2.5785 USD
ADR Sale 57,000 2.5104 USD
ADR Sale 61,800 2.5057 USD
ADR Sale 77,438 2.5693 USD
ADR Sale 83,874 2.5037 USD
ADR Sale 90,511 2.5083 USD
ADR Sale 104,500 2.5047 USD
Convertible Bond Purchase 5,000,000 75.2500 USD
 
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions      
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 19,442 9.1922 ZAR
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 25,975 9.2611 ZAR
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 74,038 9.3126 ZAR
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 182,043 9.3192 ZAR
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 250,695 9.1360 ZAR
Ordinary NPV CFD Short 67,871 9.1363 ZAR
Ordinary NPV CFD Short 364,015 9.1502 ZAR
Ordinary NPV CFD Short 454,768 9.2050 ZAR
Ordinary NPV CFD Short 530,199 9.1606 ZAR

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.g. call option   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.   Number of securities to which option relates   Exercise price per unit   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Exercising/ exercised against   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security   Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

  Details   Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  

YES

Date of disclosure:  

26 Sept 2018

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:  

Barclays PLC.

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
      relates      
ADR Call Options Purchased 832,000 3.0000 American 19 Oct 2018
ADR Put Options Written 791,000 3.0000 American 19 Oct 2018

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 656198
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20180926T150035+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC